One more won't hurt. This site's not named on the 1712 rental document (perhaps it was being rested) but its name is well documented, "Reareoch", one of at least three different shielling sites in the Atholl hunting forests which went by that name. "The Brindled Shiel".

Above Loch Loch, one of the 28 corries of Beinn A' Ghlo who's name was recorded in the 1830's & which can still be identified today (8 of the old names can't be placed). "Coire Cas Fhiachlach", Corrie of the Gnashing Teeth.

Bothan Ruigh-chuilein, the Sheiling of the Pup Bothy.

The Doomed promo concert poster Damned_Database 13th December (1978?), Ruffles nightclub (Diamond St., Aberdeen). Sold at Montrose auction today along with a generic Stiff & a Skids poster (not to me 😕). 400 hammer, crikey.

10 years ago the day; one of 100's of folk who received an unexpected emailed thank you from Wings Over Scotland. I kept the message, still got it (which makes me a bit of a saddo but I don't care). The WBB, being involved in it, even in a tiny way, it's worth remembering.

Making soup & watching the sky change.

Started reading one of your books The Glasgow Irish It's actually brilliant. No idea how you managed to blend so many threads successfully together; Glasgow Irish history, social history, politics, a World War + ⚽️ on top but you did & it works so well. A really cracking book.

If you were at all wondering, there's still brambles waiting to be collected for your morning porridge and suchlike.